date:Jun 17, 2013
growing seasons to allow the soil to build back its moisture.
The underground Ogalala Aquifer, once able to deliver enough water to power massive pivot irrigation systems across fields of wheat and corn, is slowing down considerably and only able to produce a fraction of the water per hour that it once did.
In our area (the Texas Panhandle) we have seen the water table be able to go from delivering 500 to 600 gallons of water per minute to only being able to produce 100 to 200 gallons per min